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The track's future was in serious doubt, and many observers feared the facility would close for good. Then, during the fall of 1996, voters approved video lottery machines at Charles Town. [4] The track was then sold in early 1997 to a joint venture of Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) and Bryant Development Company for $16.5 million.
The Charles Town Oaks is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, over a distance of 7 furlongs on the dirt held annually in August at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia. The event currently carries a purse of $750,000.
The Charles Town Invitational Dash is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Charles Town Races & Slots in Charles Town, West Virginia.In 2008, it headlined the Charles Town Races and Slots' inaugural Sprint Festival.
The Charles Town Classic is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in August at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000.
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The backstretches at the Mountaineer Park racetrack, with the turf course inside the outer main (dirt) track. The track has a main dirt track with a one-mile oval. The turf course is seven furlongs long and inside the dirt. The track is curved slightly in the front stretch. The track also has a large casino and resort on site.
Along with this race are eight other West Virginia Breeders’ races on the same day for West Virginia-bred horses. In its 29th running as of 2015, the West Virginia Classic and its complement of similar races was created in 1987 by retired Washington Redskins and New York Giants football great Sam Huff. Huff owns thoroughbreds and was born in ...
The Shenandoah Downs track was operated as a training track afterwards, until the site was developed. [2] The grandstand remained until 2006 when it was demolished. [3] An unrelated track in Woodstock, Virginia by the same name began operations in 2016, running annual harness racing meets, and moving to a two meets a year in 2023.